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Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Location: Buchanan 151
Description:
The Negotiating Ethics series concludes with a discussion of the ethics of employee relations. The rise of the ‘gig economy’ has seen enormous changes to the way a lot of people do business. Platforms such as Uber have enabled individuals to make a living by directly connecting a service provider with a customer.
However, the consumer popularity of Uber has rekindled important legal and ethical issues. Gig economy companies such as Uber – like their more traditional predecessors, such as FedEx – have maintained that their workers are not employees, but rather independent contractors, and so provide them with no benefits, such as healthcare, business expense reimbursements, or 401Ks.
Join us to discuss questions such as:
• What's the difference between treating workers as independent contractors vs. employees?
• How are these issues in ‘gig economy’ firms such as Uber similar to or different from those in more traditional firms, such as FedEx?
• What are the ethical issues involved?
• Treating drivers as independent contractors can save a company a lot of money, but is it the right thing to do?
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